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| Name: | Biod an Fhithich |
| Hill number: | 724 |
| Height: | 645.9m / 2119ft |
| County/UA: | Highland |
| Topographical area: | HW13 Mhaoraich-sgritheall |
| SMC/RHB section: | 10A: Glen Shiel to Loch Hourn and Loch Quoich |
| Catchment: | Alsh & Duich |
| Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Graham, Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,G,Y) |
| Grid ref: | NG 95086 14728 |
| Summit feature: | cairn |
| Drop: | 154.1m |
| Col: | 491.7m NG 9517 1420  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 33 (1:25k) 413N 414N 414S |
| Survey: | Abney level/Leica RX1250/Leica GS15 Survey of Biod an Fhithich.pdf |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 295 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Biod na Fhithich, Sgurr na Forcan, The Saddle East Top, The Saddle, The Saddle - Trig Point, Faochag West Top, Sgurr na Sgine NW Top, Sgurr na Sgine & Faochag via the Forcan Ridge, from layby parking on A87. | JasonStark | 27/07/2024 |
| Biod an Fhithich/Saddle horseshoe from Shiel Bridge campsite | daviemore | 28/05/2023 |
| From the layby eastward at 968144. A path takes you off the road immediately and then to the main path which enables a fast climb to the col. Cloudy but clear on the tops. With Gill R and CM. 4 hours taking it easy. | bolton | 26/05/2023 |
| By path from The Saddle layby just W of Malagan Bridge en-route back to Inverness to watch the rugby. Great hill views, great game just a shame about the result | SpudGunn | 26/02/2023 |
| Stayed at the Kintail Outdoor Centre on an OMC Meet. Set off with James Priestly, parked on the A87 and followed the obvious path for the Saddle then turned right to get Biod an Fhithich. Great views west to Dornie and of the five sisters. Returned to the Saddle path and ascended the Forcan Ridge, the ridge was very draining, the rock was was wet and slimey had to stay focused the entire time. Got to Sgurr Na Forcan and dropped down toward the 10m 'step', the sight of this and the remaining bumps toward the Saddle, put me off and we baled using the east bypass path. Returning to the stone dyke and headed north to regain the ascent route. The winds only picked up on the final 500m of descent, 07:40 all in | chillyman8 | 29/10/2022 |
| An easy walk on a P.A.T.H. all the way. Good views, so it’s worth saving for clear weather but preferably a bit less hot than it was today. The sad thing is that it’s not so very long since the path to the Saddle was repaired but it’s wrecked already. Munro buggering seems to have got horribly out of hand and I dare say the small path to Biod an Fithich will also be wrecked soon now that it’s been put as a tourist walk on the Walk Highlands website. | Gill | 24/06/2022 |
| With John - lovely stalkers path. Good views of the Forman ridge - saw wild horses. | Veryhappybunny | 31/08/2021 |
| Solo Glen Shiel Skyline round | fellie | 12/06/2021 |
| From saddle below Meall Odhar; wintry shower | Rockdoctor | 04/05/2021 |
| With Beth, Luna and Peggi | BigNick | 11/07/2020 |
| Approach by usual route to The Saddle from P off A87. Good going - impressive summit (in mist) - rain on return. | ger | 22/05/2019 |
| f.a, 7 in group, windy, rain , sleet, snow, generally grim, 7.3 miles, climbed from glen Shiel lodge, rain from the start, path to gleann undalain then uphill to gain the ridge, lots of rises and tops along the ridge, some with steep ground, sleet turning to snow just before the summit, then easily down to the bealach na craoibhe and down to coire caol and back along a saturated glen to the lodge | rum doodle | 18/02/2019 |
| Langie Burns' meet, Ratagan. With David, Geoff, Jim and Paul (Auchtertyre). | Grinner | 26/01/2019 |
| A quick ascent from A87 after Glenelg and before driving home. Good view point. | MichaelF | 14/07/2018 |
| From A87 up good path (usual route to The Saddle) to beallach then short climb to fine summit. Hot sunny day. | RobertP | 04/07/2018 |
| Solo trip, avoiding crowds heading off to The Saddle. Really pleasant hill. | Invicta14 | 02/06/2018 |
| With Yeltzbagger after climbing Sgurr an Airgid in the morning. Yeltzbagger had trouble with his crampons. | ketzster | 13/03/2018 |
| With Yeltzbagger in snow. I had problems with my crampons. Climbed in the afternoon after Sgurr an Airgid in the morning. | Yeltzbagger | 13/03/2018 |
| With Tom, Colin & Luna | BigNick | 11/03/2018 |
| With Steve Smith. From the A87 (parking at NG 9676 1444). Good track over Cnoc Dubh AA to top. On to Biod an Fhithich N top and A'Mhuing before dropping back to the roadside memorial to Donald Campbell. | jonglew | 25/10/2017 |
| Still having a knee injury meant an easy ascent was needed. Can't believe I didn't attempt this after climbing the saddle a few years ago, so logical now. | Jhimmy | 21/09/2017 |
| KeithByTheC | 28/08/2017 | |
| Saddle path then east ridge. Fine views of Saddle and Five Sisters. | Topographer57 | 06/05/2017 |
| G and A, Elizabeth, Monica | arthurwhittaker | 22/04/2017 |
| Weather fair. | MountainMac | 23/10/2016 |
| 22mins up and down from the bealach on the way up to The Saddle while Brian R. had a cuppa! | Play2End | 15/06/2016 |
| Circuit of Biod an Fhithich, The Saddle and Sgurr na Sgine on a perfect walking day. Route and (very long-winded) write-up at: http://gayleybird.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/biod-fhithich-saddle-and-sgurr-na-sgine.html | Gayle | 14/05/2016 |
| Solo. On my way down from The Saddle. | Dangerous Dave | 23/09/2015 |
| self | davidsbatty | 30/07/2015 |
| Solo walk/run. En route to 3rd ascent of The Saddle and Sgurr na Sgeine. | amswanston | 14/06/2015 |
| Second ascent all the way up north ridge from Shiel bridge. Very knobbly long ridge including tump summit and some probable subtump tops. | vegibagger | 14/06/2015 |
| long clockwise circuit with dad on his re confirming his Munro status on the right summit of the Saddle. From Shiel Bridge up Graham Biod an Fhithich Forcan ridge of the Saddle and all along Murdo and Graham top SIMS, leaving last one at 9.57pm just before sunset. | trigpillocksson | 14/06/2015 |
| Up from Shiel Bridge camp site. Tremendous views of Saddle & Five Sisters, all with freshly fallen snow on in mid May. | ngthack | 18/05/2015 |
| From the usual start for The Saddle. Fine stalkers path to col then easily to summit. Previous attempt in '13 thwarted by gales. | nordicstar | 30/12/2014 |
| From layby on A87 up the excellent stalkers path before continuing to The Saddle via The Forcan ridge & then on to Sgurr na Sgine. On own. | MorecambeMonkey | 24/06/2014 |
| Graham from Sheil Bridge road with Caroline and Ian. Rainy day so lower hill. | nickywood1 | 02/06/2014 |
| With Mora, from the Glen Shiel campsite | BLACKHILL | 29/05/2014 |
| round of biod an fhithich and the saddle via forcan ridge from road up to col then to summit. | robertphillips | 06/10/2013 |
| With Robert Wright. Fantastic day staying right on Gorcan ridge to Saddle, onto Sgurr na Skine and back by Faochag. Sunny, dry and only light wind. 8 hours. | alexmaclennan | 13/09/2013 |
| R on way to Saddle | Richard Tait | 03/07/2013 |
| Stalkers path from Glen Shiel. Very hot. Nice refreshing dip in the river at the head of the glen at the end of the short day. | benalder284 | 01/07/2013 |
| MC JC O. Goats on summit. | Martin66 | 14/10/2012 |
| After a midgey camp by Cluanie dam with Darren on 1st day of our annual week's bagging/climbing. Fast going up stalkers path en route to do missing Munro tops for me. Out and back diversion to add this peak then up Forcan ridge. | Chris Pearson | 18/07/2012 |
| Galltywenallt | 13/07/2012 | |
| 3 of 10: From Biod na Fhithich N.Top. | ChrisR | 22/03/2012 |
| with Alan Gent and Stephen Merckx part of way. | IanHHill | 27/05/2011 |
| Debs | Mountain Goat | 30/03/2011 |
| Popped up from bealach on way to The Saddle | chriswatson | 02/08/2010 |
| Sunny spells, warm, calm, good views. | iangalbraith | 14/06/2010 |
| CK | SheilaS | 04/05/2010 |